Overview
- NCB Hyderabad intercepted a specially modified lorry on January 13 carrying 813 kg of ganja allegedly routed from Malkangiri to Latur and arrested three Bidar residents, including a suspected habitual offender.
- Officials said the lorry hid the contraband in a cylindrical cavity camouflaged with grass and covered by a tarpaulin, and the vehicle’s registration had expired.
- Telangana’s EAGLE Force, with local police, seized about 29 kg of ganja in Kukatpally and Mahabubabad, detaining two Pune-linked carriers with Berhampur-sourced stock and two alleged couriers as efforts continue to trace their handlers.
- Railway Police and EAGLE personnel at Kachiguda station arrested Ananta Swain with 6.284 kg of ganja, with police seeking an absconding associate named Kamal believed to be operating from Odisha.
- Bengaluru operations included Viveknagar police seizing 21.21 kg of ganja from two Odisha natives and CCB arrests of Uche Ndudi and Akash with cocaine and hydro ganja worth about ₹1 crore, with further links under investigation.